Virtual autopsy by computed tomographic angiography of the fetal heart: A feasibility study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 679-684

  Votino, C ^a,b   Cannie, M ^a,b   Segers, V ^a   Dobrescu, O ^a   Dessy, H ^c   Gallo, V ^a   Cos, T ^a   Damry, N ^a   Jani, J ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

angiography; congenital heart disease; fetal heart; invasive autopsy; virtual autopsy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RADIOGRAPHY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; AUTOPSY; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84861587034     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11150     Document Type: Article

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